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Subset painted the mural of London rapper Stormzy on 27 March in anticipation for his concert in the Olympia Theatre two days later. The mural has remained in place since March.

Dublin City Council has contacted Subset and informed the group that the mural must be removed by 15 December as it did not have planning permission.

A spokesperson for Subset told TheJournal.ie that it didn’t apply for planning permission because it couldn’t afford the cost.

“We’re a startup. We have very little money and in order for us to apply for planning permission… it would have been very costly and time-consuming,” the spokesperson said.

Subset has another mural painted on the side of a building on Castlewood Avenue in Rathmines. The council issued the group with a warning letter which states that it also has to be removed as it doesn’t have planning permission.

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